ZIMBABWE: RioZim Executives Deny ICBC’s Pulling Out of $3 Billion Coal Power Plant Project

  RioZim executives have denied that ICBC has pulled out of the coal project The RioZim…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Completes Medupi Power Plant

  South Africa completes Medupi plant Unit 1 ready for operations Project attains commercial status The…

Zimbabwe to Commission 50MW Thermal Plant in October

The first phase of the Hwange thermal station extension is set to come online. 50MW will…

Eskom Needs $10bn to Shut Down Coal Power Plants

Eskom says it needs $10bn to phase out coal generation. The company plans to repurpose some…

SOUTH AFRICA: Delays in Coal-Fired Power Stations Contributes to Load-Shedding – Committee

Portfolio Committee visits the project site Delays in project construction contribute to load shedding Committee to…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa to Purchase More Power From Mozambique

The South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwedebe Mantashe, has admitted that the country…

South Africa Can Replace Ageing Coal Plants with Renewables

South Africa should replace ageing coal plants with renewable energy power plants. Banks are reluctant to…

ENGIE Acquires 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant in South Africa

The plant is located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, which is also the location…

Indonesia Sets 75 GW Renewable Energy Ambition

Climate envoy Hashim Djojohadikusumo said Indonesia plans to offer international investors 75 gigawatts (GW) of renewable…

Brazil Lifts Coal Imports to Record as Hydro Hit Lingers

Brazil is set to import nearly 900,000 metric tons of thermal coal in November, the highest…